One of the purposes is to determine who is a part of the industry in Canada. We have no directory listing all of the companies in Canada that provide defence equipment and services throughout the world. It is very important that we list the facilities, products and services available. This will allow us to promote them in our embassies throughout the world, for export purposes particularly, but also with people who might like to build equipment here in Canada and are looking for partners. It is very important to know who these potential partners for foreign businesses are.
On May 26th, 2015. See this statement in context.